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Matt Coler @mattcoler.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Thinking about submitting sth big to this coll
Coll for papers “do you have any papers?”
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Odette Scharenborg @odettes.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
📣2 Feb: 4th Dutch Speech Tech Day! Theme: "Crossing the Lines: Academia, Industry, and the Future of Knowledge" 🌟Keynote: @davidvanleeuwen.nl Network with >100 likeminded people! 🌟Register by 26 Jan: www.eventbrite.com/e/4th-dutch-... More info: sites.google.com/view/dutchsp...
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Rob Hartsuiker @roberthartsuiker.bsky.social · 29/12/2025
Very cool but … does it sound any better than Von Kempelen’s speaking machine from the 1790’s?
Image of an 18th Century device consisting of bellows and wooden box as exhibited in a museum
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Matt Coler @mattcoler.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
Presented on interdisciplinary research and speech technology at the University of Warsaw Centre for Research on Culture, Language and Mind at the beautiful Old Library Building earlier today centrumq.uw.edu.pl/en/2025/12/l...
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Lecture by Matt Coler - Centre for Research on Culture, Language and Mind
Centre for Research on Culture, Language and Mind invites you to the lecture by Prof. Matt Coler, “Speech technology as interdisciplinary science”. Artificial intelligence has revolutionized speech sy...
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Matt Coler @mattcoler.bsky.social · 14/12/2025
The tech industry loves billion-dollar voices, but what about the other 7,000 languages? Excited to keynote the Winter School of Innovation tmrw at Uni of Warsaw. We’ll be tracing the innovation pathway that enables #SpeechTech w/ minimal data. szkolazimowa.szkolydoktorskie.uw.edu.pl/en/
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Front page - Doktorska szkoła zimowa
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Interspeech 2026 @interspeech.bsky.social · 19/07/2025
🧩 Diversity Committee Agnes Axelsson Berrak Sisman Francisca Pessanha ⚖️ Ethics Committee Matt Coler 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Committee Martijn Goudbeek 💼 Sponsorship Committee Chee Wee (Ben) Leong Bhuvana Ramabhadran Thomas Schaaf Jimmy Kunzmann Shekhar Nayak Cristian Tejedor-García
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Matt Coler @mattcoler.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
A documentary about the social impact of our speech tech research @rug.nl is in the works. — “Holy Fools” film crew interviewed lab members earlier today. Stay tuned!
A film crew interviews me in my office at Campus Fryslân The videographer looking into his camera
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Notes from Poland @notesfrompoland.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
Forbes looks at how two young Poles created a startup that has established itself as the "voice of AI", outperforming giants like OpenAI in text-to-speech generation and reaching a valuation of $6.6 billion But the firm has also been accused by audiobook narrators of exploiting their work.
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How A Tiny Polish Startup Became The Multi-Billion-Dollar Voice Of AI
ElevenLabs’ computer voices are so convincing they could fool your mother. That’s both a blessing and a curse for the four-year-old company.
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Matt Goldrick @mattgoldrick.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
11.5 month contract position at Meta, perception of synthesized speech from a tonal language. Prefer PhDs with expertise in tonal languages us.meta.talentnet.community/jobs/b689da9...
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Matt Coler @mattcoler.bsky.social · 26/10/2025
Make up your mind
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Matt Coler @mattcoler.bsky.social · 26/10/2025
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Matt Coler @mattcoler.bsky.social · 26/10/2025
Really enjoyed keynoting at the University of Warsaw “Breakthroughs. Cutting-edge research in the humanities and social sciences” conference last week. My talk, “Speaking Machines and Living Languages”, reflected on the history of speech synthesis. inicjatywadoskonalosci.uw.edu.pl/en/breakthro...
Me, lecturing with the intro slide behind meMe lecturing about HMMsMe, lecturing on early speech synthesizers in a beautiful wood paneled auditorium
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Matt Coler @mattcoler.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
Lab member Phat Do’s research on speech tech for Frisian is discussed in the NRC www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/... @cite-cf.bsky.social
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Dankzij spraakwetenschapper Phat Do kan iedereen klinken als een Fries
Computers die Engels spreken zijn er volop. Maar voor ‘kleine’ talen als het Fries zijn de mogelijkheden beperkt.
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UG Digital Competence Centre @ug-dcc.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
👉 “Good data management isn’t just about compliance or best practices – it makes your #research more efficient, more reproducible, and more impactful.” Read our latest interview with @mattcoler.bsky.social to learn how he embedded #OpenScience into speech technology research: 🔗 edu.nl/wa6vk
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Protecting voices, sharing knowledge: responsible data practices in speech research
Dr. Matt Coler is an Associate Professor at Campus Fryslân and Director of the MSc Speech Technology. In this interview, he tells us more about embedding...
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Matt Coler @mattcoler.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
Our Blizzard Challenge at @rug.nl got picked up in the local press! lc.nl/friesland/le...
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Voor het eerst spreekt een computerstem vloeiend Bildts. ‘Met ’e bloate bealig in ’e blaik’
Gerard de Jong, Phat Do en Matt Coler bij Campus Fryslân (RUG) in Leeuwarden. Foto: Hoge Noorden/Jaap Schaaf
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Matt Coler @mattcoler.bsky.social · 24/08/2025
The SSW13 speech synthesis @interspeech.bsky.social satellite workshop starts today in Leeuwarden! voicetechnology.substack.com/p/the-speech...
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🎙️ The Speech Synthesis Workshop Kicks Off Today!
Today marks the beginning of something extraordinary in the world of speech technology -- and we are proud to be hosting it.
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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 01/08/2025
Scientists have been trying to understand the vocalizations of birds—and discovering that the animals have intellectual abilities far greater than most people had imagined.
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How Scientists Started to Decode Birdsong
Language is said to make us human. What if birds talk, too?
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Matt Coler @mattcoler.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
Real speech tech innovation means solving problems, not just creating cool demos that become someone else’s security nightmare… www.perplexity.ai/page/openai-...
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OpenAI CEO warns banks of 'impending fraud crisis' from AI voices
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman delivered a stark warning to the financial industry Tuesday, cautioning that artificial intelligence tools capable of perfectly...
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Matt Coler @mattcoler.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
Interspeech 2025 Speech Synthesis Workshop prelim program is live! See below for more info inc keynotes from Conkie (Apple), Wallenberg (U Helsinki) + Murthy (IIT, Madras) Interested? See you @ Campus Fryslân - @rug.nl in Leeuwarden 🇳🇱 on August 24th! voicetechnology.substack.com/p/update-spe...
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Update: Speech Synthesis Workshop (SSW13) & Blizzard Challenge 2025
Preliminary program is live!
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Mark Dingemanse @markdingemanse.net · 07/07/2025
We're hiring! Join us to work at the intersection of social interaction and language technology. Postdoc and PhD positions in my Futures of Language research group, based at Radboud University in Nijmegen, NL Read more: markdingemanse.net/futures/news... #linguistics #interaction #sts #emca #hci
Aerial photograph of Radboud University campus with the Erasmus tower in the foreground: tallest building in Nijmegen & home to the Futures of Language project. Source: RU
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Matt Coler @mattcoler.bsky.social · 28/06/2025
🎤 SSW13 registration is OPEN! Join SSW in Leeuwarden 🇳🇱 Registration: 📍 With Interspeech: www.aanmelder.nl/164976/regis... 📍 Workshop only: forms.gle/Hn4NqmiJP8pt... FREE Blizzard Challenge: forms.gle/vqtRSRuz1wEU... More!: blogs.helsinki.fi/ssw13-2025/r... #SpeechSynthesis #SSW13 #Interspeech2025
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Interspeech 2025 registration - Register
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Matt Coler @mattcoler.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
Recommended reading to delve into www.theverge.com/openai/68674...
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You sound like ChatGPT
AI isn’t just impacting how we write — it’s changing how we speak and interact with others. And there’s only more to come.
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Matt Coler @mattcoler.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
Counterpoint: Ceci n'est pas de la nourriture but that is a pipe
Shelf display of Yfood meal replacement bottles with labels reading "THIS IS FOOD" in bold text. Flavors include Classic Choc and Smooth Vanilla, priced at €4.99.A painting of a realistic pipe with the caption “Ceci n’est pas une pipe” (“This is not a pipe”)
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Esther Klabbers @esther-klabbers.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
1/ On May 8-9, we gathered in Delft for the Technical Program Committee meeting of @interspeech.bsky.social . It was a very intense but fruitful two days. We are very grateful to the PCO TU Delft Events for organizing this meeting.
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Matt Coler @mattcoler.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
Attn.: German speakers! 🇩🇪 🇦🇹 Our MSc Speech Tech student is looking for participants in a fun study that takes < 15 min. Your involvement will help us advance speech synthesis tech for singing applications, which has benefits for accessibility tools, creative industries, + language preservation
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Matt Coler @mattcoler.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
Our MSc Speech Technology graduate Igor Marchenko was awarded the Ben Feringa Impact award for his cutting-edge research in whispered speech recognition ⬇️
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Matt Coler @mattcoler.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
We’re psyched to be hosting the @interspeech.bsky.social SSW satellite event at The University of Groningen faculty Campus Fryslân @rug.nl — the 2025 Blizzard Challenge involves the Bildts language. More info ⬇️
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Matt Coler @mattcoler.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
Can’t think of a better way to spend a couple days doing the good work of science, and no better people with which to spend it. Terrific organization, and perfect hosts! 💯
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Matt Coler @mattcoler.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
Speaking as an American: Mooi dat we wetenschappers willen aantrekken, maar kunnen we eerst zorgen dat Nederlandse universiteiten zelf kunnen overleven? #academicsky www.volkskrant.nl/buitenland/e...
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EU wil toevluchtsoord zijn voor Amerikaanse wetenschappers: 600 miljoen euro vrijgemaakt
Met een investering van 600 miljoen euro hopen de EU en Frankrijk topwetenschappers uit Amerika aan te trekken nu ze onder president Trump hun werk niet in vrijheid kunnen doen. Macron: ‘Als u van vri...
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Matt Coler @mattcoler.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
@michaelchesnut.bsky.social the #LinguisticLandscape of Warsaw is interesting, what with the Cyrillic and Latin alphabets visible within and across signage.
A section of a city wall at the intersection of commercial + residential space, reflecting a multilingual urban linguistic landscape. On the left is a large advertisement in Ukrainian, promoting a mobile data plan by the Polish telecom company Play. The ad reads: “8400 ГБ протягом року” (8400 GB per year), with additional details like “в них 600 ГБ на старт” (including 600 GB at the start), and smaller text outlining plan specifics, all in Ukrainian Cyrillic. The Play logo and “5G” are also visible. A Polish flag wave merrily on the side.
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Matt Coler @mattcoler.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
Warsaw / Варшава
A vibrant yellow and red tram glides through the heart of Warsaw under a clear blue sky, with the iconic Palace of Culture and Science towering majestically in the background, flanked by sleek modern skyscrapers—a striking blend of old and new in Poland’s dynamic capital.
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University of Groningen | Rijksuniversiteit Groningen @rug.nl · 25/03/2025
Spraaktechnologie inzetten om mensen met een #spraakstoornis een stem te geven of bedreigde talen te ondersteunen: @mattcoler.bsky.social (CF) en team zoeken het uit 🗣️ ‘Spraaktechnologie heeft de potentie om ons begrip van technologische inclusiviteit te beïnvloeden.' 👇 www.rug.nl/about-ug/lat...
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Marc van Oostendorp @fonolog.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
In Amerika wordt een keiharde aanval op de wetenschap uitgevoerd. De Nederlandse minister van wetenschap: "Het is niet aan mij te bepalen welk beleid de VS voeren." www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...
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Nederlandse universiteiten bieden onderdak aan bange onderzoekers en bedreigde gegevens uit de VS
Een Amsterdamse hoogleraar genderstudies krijgt „wanhopige berichten” uit de VS. Een Delftse hoogleraar ziet kansen om wetenschappers hierheen te halen.
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Mark Dingemanse @markdingemanse.net · 19/02/2025
Come work with us! Our department is hiring an associate/assistant prof in language and speech technology www.ru.nl/en/working-a... #interspeech #speech #SpeechTech #SpeechScience
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Associate/Assistant Professor: Language and Speech Technology | Radboud University
Do you want to work as a Associate/Assistant Professor: Language and Speech Technology at the Faculty of Arts? Check our vacancy!
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Matt Coler @mattcoler.bsky.social · 16/02/2025
🎓 Open PhD Position: Speech Tech for Minority Languages Working on Frisian-Dutch bilingual speech + AI at Fryske Akademy/Campus Fryslân. Fully funded, 4 years, starts Sept 2025. More info ⬇️ open.substack.com/pub/voicetec... #SpeechTech #PhD #LowResourceLanguages #AcademicJobs #AcademicSky
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Innovating Speech Tech for Smaller Languages
New PhD position combining AI and bilingual speech research in the Netherlands
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Esther Klabbers @esther-klabbers.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
Plz share: The submission deadline for #Interspeech2025 has passed with a new record of submitted papers! To maintain our high reviewing standards, ensuring 3 independent reviews per paper, we need another ~300 reviewers. Please check your eligibility and sign up at: isca-speech.org/Reviewing
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ISCA - Reviewing
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Matt Coler @mattcoler.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
Great turnout at #DutchSpeechTechDay! Moderated a panel on inclusive speech tech w leaders from academia & industry. Highlight: seeing how Dutch research addresses accessible speech solutions. The future of #SpeechTech is diverse 🎯 voicetechnology.substack.com/p/dutch-spee... #AcademicSky
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Dutch Speech Tech Day 2025
Speech in Context: Advancing Technology for Diverse Human Communication
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Aletta G. (Lettie) Dorst @agdorst.bsky.social · 24/12/2024
📢job alert📢🚨PhD vacancy🚨the #vacancy for a #PhD position (4 yrs, 1 fte) in my Vidi-project #Metaphor in #MachineTranslation is now online: www.universiteitleiden.nl/vacatures/20... Apply before 31 January 2025 🤩
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PhD candidate (1.0 fte, 4 years)
Leiden University, Faculty of Humanities, Leiden University Centre for Linguistics (LUCL) and Leiden University Centre for Digital Humanities (LUCDH), is looking for a PhD candidate (1.0 fte, 4 years)...
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Matt Coler @mattcoler.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
Announcing the Blizzard Challenge 2025! This year’s focus is on speech synthesis for Bildts, a regional language spoken in Fryslân. More info about the Interspeech Speech Synthesis Workshop (SSW): open.substack.com/pub/voicetec... #SpeechTechnology #Synthesis #SpeechSynthesis #CfP #Blizzard
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Announcing the Blizzard Challenge 2025
Pioneering Speech Synthesis for Bildts
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Daan van Esch @daanvanesch.nl · 06/12/2024
Great thread by @antonisa.bsky.social, worth reading in whole for anyone interested in low-resource language technology settings
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Matt Coler @mattcoler.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
We invite applications for a #PhDposition on #SpeechTech to support Dutch farmers at the University of Groningen (Campus Fryslân) -- more info below. #academicsky voicetechnology.substack.com/p/phd-on-speech-technology-for-frisian?r=2fcmj9&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&triedredirect=true
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PhD on speech technology for Frisian farmers
PhD oer spraaktechnology foar Nederlânske boeren
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Nein.Quarterly @neinquarterly.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Harsh, maybe. But polite.
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Marc van Oostendorp @fonolog.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Dit is waarom je maandag je stem moeten laten horen (Malieveld, Den Haag; 13.00) als het hoger onderwijs je lief is! Als we niet protesteren, gaan ze gewoon door. Uit pure rancune. Tot er niets meer over is. www.scienceguide.nl/2024/11/pvv-...
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PVV wil dat kabinet nog meer gaat bezuinigen op het hoger onderwijs - ScienceGuide
Het is heel verstandig om te bezuinigen op het hoger onderwijs, en er kan nog meer geld worden weggehaald, zei PVV-senator Gom van Strien.
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Matt Coler @mattcoler.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
📣 Dutch Speech Tech Day 2025 🤖🎙️ Theme: _Speech in Context: Advancing Tech for Diverse Human Communication_ Mark your calendar! 📆 Mon Feb 10, 2025 📍 Netherlands Institute for Sound & Vision, Hilversum 🇳🇱 🔗 sites.google.com/view/dutchsp... More info soon!
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Dutch Speech Tech Day
The 3rd Dutch Speech Tech Day will take place on Monday February 10, 2025 at Beeld & Geluid in Hilversum. Building on the success of the Dutch Speech Tech Days in 2023 and 2024—which brought together ...
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Dave Sayers @davesayers.eurosky.social · 15/11/2024
Academia runs on contacting other academics out of the blue and saying HEY do you wanna do this COOL THING for essentially NO REWARD and equally certainly NO RECOGNITION from your employer and those people going OH MAN that sounds AWESOME sign me up for the COOL NO REWARD NO RECOGNITION EXPERIENCE.
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Liselotte Willer @liselottewiller.dk · 17/10/2024
The ‘Quiet Posters’ feed is recommended to anyone who likes a more varied feed. This book announcement didn’t make it to my personal ‘Followings’ feed unless I had scrolled very far down, but I think it should have.
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Matt Coler @mattcoler.bsky.social · 16/10/2024
A few academic research #jobs relating to #SpeechTechnology that you may want on your radar: voicetechnology.substack.com/p/academic-r...
Academic researxgvjobs round up)
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Matt Coler @mattcoler.bsky.social · 16/10/2024
Edwin Banegas Flores and I will present our forthcoming book "Mukiw Jakawinaka" -- entirely written in #Aymara -- at the "Feria internacional del libro de Moquegua" ( #FILMOQ ) on Oct 27 at 6pm (local time)
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Presentación del libro aimara
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Matt Coler @mattcoler.bsky.social · 09/09/2024
Our MSc Speech Tech grad student, Chenyi Lin, received full funding from the YFRSW to present her research at INTERSPEECH24 ... and knocked it out of the park! Check out her poster on acoustic correlates for vocal persona: open.substack.com/pub/voicetec...
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Congrats to Chenyi Lin (MSc Speech Tech alum) for her presentation at INTERSPEECH24
Chenyi received full funding to attend IS24 thanks to the YFRSW
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Matt Coler @mattcoler.bsky.social · 08/07/2024
Fertsjinje in PhD troch it ûntwikkeljen fan Fryske spraaktechnyk. ⏰ Deadline FREED! Gearwurking tusken de Fryske Akademy + Campus Fryslân - University of Groningen
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